The Slob and Yellow are my two favorites as well! Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. I read Johnny Got His Gun first and then The Slob came up as a suggestion. Definitely worth five stars. "Application": "GoodreadsMonolith", Any book is up for discussion as long as that discussion is respectful. Forest. googletag.pubads().disableInitialLoad(); By that logic anyone who enjoys horror of any kind could be considered disturbed. function(a9, a, p, s, t, A, g) { To quote the book, No one knows how the seemingly minor choices they make will come to affect them. When Vera becomes a salesman herself, she has no idea of the danger shes put herself into. var ue_sid = "858-7666235-7728273"; He's been writing horror since the 6th grade when his parents discovered a short story titled "Zombie Child" wedged in the back pocket of his dirty acid-washed jeans. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. she came off pretentious and her relationship with her husband seemed a little bit token. But Aron Beauregard is a brilliant writer and The Slob will give you nightmares for weeks! For this reason and none other, I dragged myself through it and tried to suspend belief, hold in my stomach contents, and resist the urge to set fire to the book. 2019, 2020, 2021 Aron Beauregard (P)2022 Aron Beauregard, Unabridged He goes out of his way to let you know he appreciates you supporting him and that goes a long way for me! Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. Now she is obsessed with cleaning. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I went onto Amazon. Im sure some people like this hate but it is trash writing Started off good and got to the point of whatever garbage the writer could think of went into the story. Bizarro Horror fans will enjoy the reach, and Extreme Horror fans will enjoy Arons dedication to a quality level of relevant brutality and gore. He's been writing horror since the 6th grade when his parents discovered a short story titled "Zombie Child" wedged in the back pocket of his dirty acid-washed jeans. Hes been writing horror since the 6th grade when his parents discovered a short story titled Zombie Child wedged in the back pocket of his dirty acid-washed jeans. What did I just read? //]]> } Her child is aborted in a way that I cant even describe here. It has an underlying tone of psychological horror, a solid backstory, and a strong, vivid main character. Since most of what was happening was absurd and some situations were nearly comical because they could never occur, this wasn't even remotely frightening. (LogOut/ View more posts. I, wholeheartedly, don't think I could ever forget this scene as the detail it was described with made me feel as though I was a third party to the room it was happening in. I recommend The Slob to anyone who relishes the extreme horror genre. There were parts that had me literally gagging and a certain part that had me tear up with emotion. The imagery that Bazterrica wrote with such detail had me wanting something new to read with just as much detail during gruesome scenes, or even more detail than what was needed. Heck, this was as disturbing as it gets. He emits a Manson-esque charm through the pathetic platform, peddling his works of smut and violence to any goon willing to listen. 28 Jul 2021. var stylesheet = document.createElement("link"); This is where it was suggested to me to look into Aron Beauregard's "The Slob". Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Yes, this was graphic, but if properly described, I can handle much worse. I saw a tik tok of a popular guy talking about the most disturbing books he has read and The Slob was in there. The Slob by Aron Beauregard (2021 Splatterpunk Awards) The Slob has a premise that can be summarised in a single succinct line: a door-to-door saleswoman ends up in the house of a cannibal-rapist-necrophile and must figure out a means of escaping. Need to get to the next one soon enough. He's been writing horror since the 6th grade and has now released over 20 books. gads.type = "text/javascript"; Through sheer will, she overcomes adversity and marries the love of her life. Or if he couldnt stop them, maybe he could at least find a way to pacify them. Its also hideously misogynistic, as well as homophobic, but if you at least skim-read the review above youd know that. The chapters leading up to this point are put to good use, however. She takes a stab at the booming door-to-door vacuum sales business of 1988. Aron Beauregards writing is incredibly, mind-numbingly, tearing-your-hair-out-to-feel-something-ly boring. When the slob said "Time for desert?" I thoroughly enjoyed it and with it being my first Aron Beauregard read, I'm definitely a fan. : var url; Extreme horror authors - Listen Up! a[a9] = { I bought the book due to it was recommended to me on both Tiktok and YT and after reading it I'm beyond annoyed the book has so many flaws and issues, 1st of all this book had an editor so why on earth does it contain so many spelling errors it reads like a draft as appose to an actual book, the casual undertones of misogyny and the ending is just blatantly homophobic and the casual amounts of ableism thrown in too it feels like what would happen if an edge lord wrote a horror book not to mention lines of cringy dialogue combined with the author's lack of knowledge when it comes to women anatomy made this book an utter waste of money. Don't even bother. }); Add to basket. Thanks! ASIN I was so shocked and disgusted by this book that I knew I had to review it (to warn people off), but its not fair to the author to do that without reading the whole work. US$17.81. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The Slob by Aron Beauregard is the epitome of good Extreme Horror. Deeply disturbing and a truly horrific read.would I recommend it? Nothing is particularly well written. After I finished "Tender is the Flesh", I had a deep urge to read more horror, but something more foul as the book wasn't what it was hyped to be. Aron Beauregard is the real deal when it comes to extreme horror. pubID: '3211', adServer: 'googletag', bidTimeout: 4e3, params: { aps_privacy: '1YN' } It was brutal, nauseating and exceptionally well written. I hope he sees it! I know that this is a story and gore for the sake of gore but it was just so god damm unrealistic that at many point I almost gave up because it was just to stupid. (function () { I see this authors name everywhere I go now so knew it was time I tried him out. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. return cookiePair[1]; Thanks for reading! The novella maintains its tone of dry wit even after Veras ordeal in the lair of The Slob has begun. I skim over his writing style because theres so much else to focus on, but oh god. Vera has knocked on the wrong door, and she is going to pay a price for it. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("gr_author", "false"); The first-person perspective is brilliantly conversational, the character entertaining, relatable, and evocative. Specifically, the part wherein the protagonist refuses to eat, so The Slob ties her up to a bed, rapes her with the meat, forces her to eat it, kills her unborn child, and makes her eat that for dessert. There were parts that had me literally gagging and a certain part that had me tear up with emotion. She climbs the steps to the house and knocks on the door. for(var i=0; i
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